Words of Mormon

The Words of Mormon is the seventh book of the Book of Mormon, written by Mormon in 385 AD. Mormon abridged the large plates of Nephi, putting the small plates with the other plates; he used the "Words of Mormon" as a comment inserted while compiling the older records. He made an abridgement from the plates of Nephi to the reign of King Benjamin, saying that Amaleki had handed down the plates to King Benjamin. The Lamanites invaded the land of the Nephites to fight against King Benjamin, but Benjamin gathered his armies and fought with the sword of Laban, leading his soldiers in a war that left thousands of Lamanites dead. They battled until the Lamanites were driven out of the lands of their inheritance, and Benjamin reigned over his people in righteousness.